Given name
Darcell
“having dark features”·“a dark beauty”
Darcell is a variant of Darcel. One French interpretation is “having dark features.” Darcell is a variant of Darcie. One English interpretation is “a dark beauty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Darcell is a variant of Darcel. One French interpretation is “having dark features.” Darcell is a variant of Darcie. One English interpretation is “a dark beauty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Darcell is a variant of Darcel. An origin associated with Darcel is French. Darcell is a variant of Darcie. An origin associated with Darcie is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darcell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 676
- 170 boys · 506 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 607 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Darcell’s family of names
Darcell has a related form in Darcie. Darcell has a related form in Darcel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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